The Foamboard Octant

Sextants and Octants are similar instruments. Both measure angles and are used in celestial navigation. The sextant has this name because its scale is one sixth of the full circle ( 60 degrees ). The Octant scale is thinner: 1/8 of the circle or 45 degrees. The instrume...
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